Afriat Heats Up with an Early Cooler
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A♣8♠6♦Q♣ with Arkadiy Tsinis and Eric Afriat heads-up in the pot. Tsinis checked from the big blind and Afriat tossed in a bet of 30,000 on his left. Tsinis check-raised to 125,000 and Afriat quickly called.
The river was the K♣ and Tsinis led out with a bet of 200,000. Afriat flicked in a call and Tsinis turned over 5♣4♣ for a flush. However, Afriat tabled 10♣9♣ for a larger flush to scoop an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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880,000
880,000
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880,000 |
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120,000
375,000
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375,000 |
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